Guest post from John Harrison. When I built my Triumph as a street tracker twenty odd years ago, I imagined it as a half mile special from the early '70s, campaigned by the mechanic from some Triumph dealer in Anywhere, USA. A smalltown hero rider at his local County Fairgrounds oval, who benefitted from a bit of help from the shop owner in the way of whatever speed equipment they could get. In the UK, by necessity, we ride short tracks with the exception of one venue, visite

Regular blog readers will know I've been a columnist for magazines including Café Racer, GQ Italia, Rolling Stone Italy and Bike over the years. Some I packed in, others dried up with editors changed. I still contribute to Café Racer in France as I have for over ten years. Every now and then I repost the columns here. This one is from 2019. Type Inman Column into the search bar to see the others. GI Three years ago I was at the first Dirt Track Riders Association race of the

Blog post from John Harrison. Another One Bites the Dust: Yesterday (8 Aug 2020) the management at Rye House Stadium stated that 'We are sad to announce that motorcycle events at the stadium have come to an end', thus terminating a long history of speedway, and a more recent past of flat track events at the iconic venue. It's no secret that regrettably, British speedway is on its knees. A largely pensioner fanbase, venues in increasingly residential areas, and now Covid all n

Blog post from John Harrison. Recently our friend Michel Colazzi  (Mr Swiss DTA) posted the photo above (by Remko van Diggelen) on his instagram. It's from Hells Race May 2019. I'm #72, Michel is #98 and Dimitri Coste is #67. Three old Triumphs working hard and sounding great. I hadn't seen it before, and it made me happy because my first thought was 'Yeah, it really is that much fun.' For me it seems to convey the joy of racing as much as The Thrill, which is very definitel